The ink used in the X-stamp is oil-based, and is resistant to water and temperature, ELD said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - The new X-stamp provided for Presidential Election 2023 has not been treated with disappearing ink, the Elections Department said on Thursday, refuting claims circulating online.It also said the ink used is oil-based and resistant to water and temperature.
The ELD released a statement after it became aware of false information resurfacing online and on instant messaging platforms that the new X-stamp could be treated with disappearing ink. “ELD would like to state categorically that this is not true. The marks made using the X-stamp are permanent,” said the statement.The use of this stamp, while encouraged, is not compulsory. Voters can use their own pens.
Self-inking pens, or X-Pens, were introduced at the 2020 General Election. They were meant to serve as a stamp, but some voters had tried instead to write a cross with the X-Pen. In 2020, the ELD also had to debunk false claims on Polling Day that the self-inking X-Pens provided at polling booths did not stamp properly, and would render many votes invalid.
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